Short description Written by a distinguished scientist and experienced author, this up-to-date work comprehensively covers both current methods as well as new techniques and applications. With numerous appendices containing indispensable reference data for plasma spectroscopy.
From the contents - Plasma as an Object of Spectroscopy - Basic Concepts and Parameters Associated with the Emission, Absorption and Scattering of Light by Plasma - Emission, Absorption and Scattering Techniques for Determining the Densities of Particles in Discrete Energy States - Intensities in Spectra and Plasma Energy Distribution in the Internal and Translational Degrees of Freedom of Atoms and Molecules - Measuring Concentrations of Atoms and Molecules - Spectral Methods of Determining Electronic and Magnetic Fields in Plasma - Determination of the Parameters of the Electronic Component of Plasma - Some Information on Spectroscopy Techniques Appendix A Statistical Weights and Statistical Sums Appendix B Conversion of Quantities Used to Describe Optical Transition Probabilities in Line Spectra Appendix C Two-Photon Absorption Cross Sections for Some Atoms and Molecules in the Ground State Appendix D Information on Some Diatomic Molecules for the Identification and Processing of Low-Temperature Plasma Spectra Appendix E Rotational Line Intensity Factors in the Electronic-Vibrational Transition Spectra of Diatomic Molecules Appendix G General Information for Plasma Spectroscopy Problems Appendix H Optical Constants of Materials (online available: www.wiley-vch.de)
